Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money.

Venture Capital 466

Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. In advance of LaunchTN’s flagship conference, 36|86 , June 8-10 in Nashville, Jason shared with me the following three ways an accelerator should add value beyond demo day.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. It’s been my experience that the more focused and intimate events far ‘out-perform’ (however you’d like to characterize it) the mega-conferences. Investors include Ron Conway, Ashton Kutcher, and Brian Solis.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42